(inspired by a question on reddit, I’ll post a reply too)

  • @3rdBlueWizard
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    71 year ago

    The sub apparently had a regular “I am ok” ping as well as a way to transmit text messages. How did those work? And if they worked, why couldn’t they do more?

    • @[email protected]OP
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      11 year ago

      I haven’t found an explanation, but photos show a trailing cable. The only two options I can think of that could work are

      • cable (probably fiber, either way, a physical connection either to the mothership or a buoy)
      • sonar (you can modulate data onto a sonar ping)

      The reason why they stopped communicating is now (likely) known - looks like the sub imploded.